Great Elephant Census Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy discloses the online privacy practices for Vulcan Inc. ("Vulcan") and applies to the information Vulcan collects through www.greatelephantcensus.com (the "Site"). By accessing and/or using the Site, you, the user (“you”) are consenting to the collection, storage, and disclosure of data as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

Vulcan reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, update, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy. We will post any changes to this Policy on this page so you can readily review the most current version. We will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the bottom of this Privacy Policy the date it was last updated. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how Vulcan is helping to protect the personal information we collect. If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or amendments. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

Your IP Address

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer every time you browse the Internet. When a user requests a page from the Site, our servers will log the user's current IP address. Vulcan uses IP addresses to help diagnose problems with its servers and to administer the Site.

Personal InformationCollected

The Site does not automatically collect any personally identifiable information about its users. If at any time Vulcan allows you to sign up to receive updates or newsletters from us via the Site or if you choose to send a submission to us through the Site, Vulcan will ask you to provide personal information about yourself, including, without limitation your name and email address. Any personal information about you that you provide at our request through the Site is referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Personal Information.”

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, to the extent it collects Personal Information, Vulcan will not sell, trade or otherwise provide Personal Information to any third party other than to entities affiliated with Vulcan or agents that Vulcan engages to perform functions on our behalf. Vulcan may compile and provide aggregate statistics about our Site visitors to third parties, but these statistics will not include any Personal Information.

Protection of Children’s Personal Information

The Site is a general audience site and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not intentionally or knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13.

Submission Information

Any information you choose to send through the Site other than Personal Information, including, without limitation, submissions, ideas, inventions, comments or suggestions about the Site or any project of Vulcan, business proposals and feedback regarding the Site is referred to in this Privacy Policy as "Submission Information." As described in our Terms of Use, Vulcan does not accept or collect Submission Information on a confidential or proprietary basis. Consequently, Vulcan is free to use Submission Information for any purpose whatsoever.

Disclosures to Third Parties

Because Vulcan does not accept or collect Submission Information on a confidential or proprietary basis, from time to time Vulcan may disclose your Submission Information to third parties, including, without limitation, other users of the Site, other potential investors, our consultants, our representatives, our affiliated companies and others.

Disclosures for Legal Reasons

Vulcan will also disclose Submission Information or Personal Information when it believes, in its sole discretion, that the law requires such disclosure or that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, protect and defend our rights or property or that of others, or act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the public or the users of the Site.

Links

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by Vulcan. Other Web sites (including those that Vulcan may link to) may have their own policies. Vulcan has no responsibility for or control over the information-collection practices of such third party Web sites.

YOU ACCESS LINKED SITES AT YOUR OWN RISKAND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL VULCAN BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY ASPECT ANY LINKED SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY LINKED SITE.

Notification of Changes

If Vulcan is going to use Personal Information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection through the Site; Vulcan will notify those from whom Vulcan has collected Personal Information via email. You will then have a choice as to whether or not Vulcan may continue using your information in this different manner. In addition, if Vulcan makes any material changes in its privacy practices that do not affect Personal Information already collected through the Site, Vulcan will post a notice on the Site notifying users of the change.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@vulcan.com

Updated March 13, 2014

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